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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Punisher
6-2 64
75.53
 
VS
proj
Seba United
42 3-5
70.55

The Punisher knock off Seba United for fifth straight win, 64-42

The Punisher extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over Seba United, securing a 64-42 win. It was the third loss in a row for Seba United. Seba United jumped out to a 16-point lead on Thursday behind stellar efforts from Matt Ryan (16 points) and DJ Moore (2). But The Punisher held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Russell Wilson, who passed for 261 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 23 yards for 35 points, and Greg Zuerlein, who made 3 of his 4 FG attempts (13 points). The Punisher (6-2) will look to add to their success against The Watcher, while Seba United (3-5) face GULLY in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  The Punisher   Seba United

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Eagles in Week 8, Zuerlein made 3 of his 4 FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 13 points to nearly double his 6.9-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Punisher this week. In Week 9, Zuerlein and the Cowboys will play the Steelers.
Greg Zuerlein

Top Player Comparison

The Punisher
Points
% of total points 64
1
Russell Wilson
QB
35
27.77
54.7%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
6.9
20.3%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
6
4.3
9.4%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
3
9.17
4.7%
Seba United
Points
% of total points 42
1
Matt Ryan
QB
16
20.06
38.1%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
13
4.28
31%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
6
9
14.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
3
8.29
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Seba United, helping Seba United to an 18-2 lead.
Sunday Early
Marvin Jones Jr. had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Seba United to contribute to a 39-15 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for The Punisher, helping the team to a 51-39 lead.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 59-yard field goal for The Punisher, contributing to a 64-42 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Punisher   Seba United

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. The Punisher scored fewer points in this one (64) than their season average of 75.75.
Get on their level! The Punisher have won five straight weeks, while Seba United have dropped their last three.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Punisher are doing a better job of that, averaging 75.75 versus Seba United's 67.25.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The Punisher (6-2) have a better record than Seba United (3-5).
Seba United are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than The Punisher (2 vs 1).
The Punisher have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Seba United (2 vs 0).
The Punisher should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Seba United (4 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Seba United - they’ve made more transactions (3) than The Punisher (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, The Punisher have outscored Seba United at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The Punisher has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Seba United this season (-10).
The Punisher was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (3) than Seba United (1).
Don't worry Seba United, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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